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N31237
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1953 Central Aircraft AIR TRACTOR C/N 1Discuss this aircraft in community |
by Mark Reeves @ YKM
| Manufacturer: | Central Aircraft |
| Model: | AIR TRACTOR Search all Central Aircraft AIR TRACTOR |
| Year built: | 1953 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 1 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 1 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | P&w R-985 SERIES |
| Registration Number: | N31237 |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A35120 |
| Last Action Taken: | 1977-01-14 |
| Current Status: | Deregistered |
| Registration Cancel Date: | 2009-10-19 |
| Registration Type: | Corporation |
| Owner: | Central Lamson Corp |
| Address: | Yakima, WA 98901 United States |
| Region: | Northwest Mountain |
| Mark Reeves, 2006-03-29 05:00:00 | |
| I have been researching this airplane in order to build an RC scale model. I am interested in any information about it. I have much I can share. This was a protype cropduster designed for Central Aircraft by Robert T. Lamson. It was designed specifically as a crop duster to compete with surplus Stearman Aircraft conversions but couldn't compete on price. It's performance was superior witht he ability to caryy it's weight in product. All four wing panels were identical and interchangeable for ease of maintainance and minimising spare parts inventory. All six tail sections (Fins and stabilizers) were similarly identical and interchangeable. | |